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Updated: 10:43 p.m. EST March 9, 2004

1380 Respondents

Vote by Gender

Male (47%)

5%

13%

70%

2%

5%

Female (53%)

5%

15%

71%

2%

2%

Vote by Race and Gender

White Men (24%)

5%

19%

64%

2%

4%

White Women (27%)

4%

18%

69%

3%

0%

Non-White Men (23%)

6%

8%

76%

2%

7%

Non-White Women (26%)

5%

13%

72%

1%

5%

Vote by Age

18-29 (10%)

13%

14%

63%

2%

6%

30-44 (22%)

6%

13%

68%

4%

5%

45-64 (48%)

3%

15%

72%

1%

4%

65 and Older (19%)

4%

16%

74%

0%

2%

Vote by Age

18-64 (81%)

5%

14%

69%

2%

4%

65 and Older (19%)

4%

16%

74%

0%

2%

Vote by Race

White (52%)

5%

19%

66%

2%

2%

African-American (21%)

3%

8%

76%

0%

11%

Latino (24%)

7%

13%

73%

2%

1%

Asian (1%)

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Other (2%)

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Vote by Income

Under $15,000 (10%)

7%

14%

71%

3%

2%

$15-30,000 (18%)

6%

10%

79%

1%

2%

$30-50,000 (22%)

5%

17%

68%

2%

4%

$50-75,000 (23%)

3%

16%

68%

1%

5%

$75-100,000 (13%)

4%

11%

73%

3%

3%

$100,000 or More (14%)

4%

19%

64%

2%

5%

Vote by Income

Under $50,000 (50%)

6%

14%

72%

2%

3%

$50,000 or More (50%)

4%

16%

68%

2%

4%

Family's Financial Situation

Better (15%)

6%

12%

64%

1%

7%

Worse (45%)

4%

12%

76%

2%

3%

Same (34%)

7%

18%

66%

3%

3%

Vote by Education

No High School (6%)

7%

14%

71%

1%

2%

H.S. Graduate (22%)

6%

15%

75%

1%

2%

Some College (30%)

6%

15%

71%

1%

2%

College Graduate (23%)

3%

10%

73%

3%

5%

Postgrad Study (18%)

4%

21%

61%

4%

6%

Vote by Education

No College Degree (58%)

6%

15%

73%

1%

2%

College Graduate (42%)

4%

15%

68%

3%

5%

Anyone in Household in Union?

Yes, I Am (10%)

2%

14%

70%

4%

7%

Yes, Someone Else Is (8%)

5%

14%

69%

0%

6%

Yes, Both (3%)

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

No, No One Is (79%)

5%

15%

71%

2%

3%

Union Household?

Yes (21%)

4%

13%

70%

2%

5%

No (79%)

5%

15%

71%

2%

3%

Are You a Union Member?

Yes (13%)

4%

13%

71%

3%

5%

No (87%)

5%

15%

70%

2%

3%

Vote by Party ID

Democrat (76%)

3%

13%

77%

1%

3%

Republican (5%)

14%

28%

25%

2%

10%

Independent (20%)

9%

18%

57%

4%

4%

Vote by Ideology

Very Liberal (16%)

8%

15%

69%

6%

3%

Somewhat Liberal (30%)

3%

14%

77%

2%

2%

Moderate (40%)

4%

13%

74%

1%

4%

Somewhat Conserv. (11%)

8%

20%

53%

0%

7%

Very Conservative (4%)

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Vote by Ideology

Liberal (46%)

4%

14%

74%

4%

2%

Moderate (40%)

4%

13%

74%

1%

4%

Conservative (15%)

8%

23%

50%

0%

7%

Vote by Religion

Protestant (32%)

4%

18%

70%

1%

2%

Catholic (29%)

5%

15%

75%

2%

1%

Other Christian (19%)

3%

10%

71%

2%

7%

Jewish (2%)

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Other (10%)

6%

14%

70%

3%

3%

None (8%)

12%

14%

58%

7%

4%

Vote by Religion

Protestant (51%)

4%

15%

70%

1%

4%

Catholic (29%)

5%

15%

75%

2%

1%

Jewish (2%)

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Other (10%)

6%

14%

70%

3%

3%

None (8%)

12%

14%

58%

7%

4%

Vote by Religion and Race

White Protestant (28%)

4%

20%

67%

2%

2%

White Catholic (9%)

4%

23%

67%

1%

0%

White Jewish (1%)

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

White-Other Religion (4%)

5%

15%

67%

5%

2%

Whites - No Religion (5%)

12%

16%

54%

5%

6%

Attend Religious Services

More Than Weekly (19%)

5%

18%

67%

1%

5%

Once a Week (28%)

6%

14%

72%

2%

3%

Few Times a Month (12%)

4%

13%

70%

3%

5%

Few Times a Year (20%)

3%

15%

71%

2%

2%

Never (14%)

6%

12%

72%

2%

3%

Attend Religious Services

Weekly (47%)

5%

16%

70%

1%

4%

Occasionally (32%)

4%

14%

71%

3%

3%

Never (14%)

6%

12%

72%

2%

3%

Religion and Church Attendance

Protestants - Weekly (27%)

5%

17%

68%

1%

5%

Other Protestants (19%)

3%

13%

72%

2%

4%

Catholics - Weekly (15%)

6%

12%

76%

2%

1%

Other Catholics (12%)

3%

18%

74%

1%

1%

NASCAR Fan?

Yes (18%)

7%

15%

71%

1%

3%

No (82%)

5%

15%

70%

2%

4%

Do You Support:

Gay Marriage (29%)

5%

16%

71%

4%

2%

Only Civil Unions (27%)

6%

17%

69%

1%

3%

Neither (36%)

4%

12%

70%

1%

6%

Opinion of President Bush

Angry (42%)

3%

14%

75%

3%

2%

Dissatisfied (38%)

4%

12%

77%

1%

4%

Satisfied (14%)

11%

22%

50%

2%

6%

Enthusiastic (5%)

8%

25%

31%

0%

10%

Opinion of Gov. Perry

Angry (34%)

4%

15%

73%

3%

2%

Dissatisfied (39%)

5%

13%

74%

1%

5%

Satisfied (19%)

6%

21%

58%

1%

5%

Enthusiastic (3%)

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Number of U.S. Troops in Iraq

Send More Troops (9%)

9%

19%

63%

0%

3%

Keep the Same Number (17%)

7%

20%

57%

1%

7%

Withdraw Some Troops (29%)

4%

16%

73%

1%

3%

Withdraw All Troops (39%)

4%

10%

76%

3%

4%

U.S. Troops in Iraq

Do Not Withdraw Any (26%)

8%

19%

59%

1%

5%

Withdraw Some or All (68%)

4%

13%

75%

2%

3%

Will Kerry Beat Bush in Texas?

Very Likely (43%)

4%

11%

79%

2%

3%

Somewhat Likely (35%)

3%

13%

75%

2%

3%

Not Too Likely (14%)

7%

28%

49%

3%

6%

Not Likely At All (6%)

14%

19%

35%

2%

10%

Will Kerry Beat Bush?

Likely (78%)

4%

12%

77%

2%

3%

Not Likely (20%)

9%

25%

45%

2%

7%

Kerry Shares Your Values?

A Lot (40%)

3%

9%

84%

2%

1%

Somewhat (41%)

4%

16%

71%

2%

4%

Not Much (7%)

14%

35%

23%

2%

11%

Not At All (4%)

17%

23%

22%

6%

10%

Does Kerry Share Your Values?

A Lot/Somewhat (81%)

3%

13%

78%

2%

3%

Not Much/Not At All (11%)

15%

30%

22%

3%

10%

Choice for Running Mate

Wesley Clark (7%)

4%

1%

81%

3%

3%

Hillary Clinton (27%)

5%

9%

74%

3%

6%

John Edwards (42%)

3%

22%

72%

1%

1%

Dick Gephardt (6%)

11%

4%

64%

2%

2%

Bob Graham (3%)

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Mary Landrieu (2%)

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Bill Richardson (5%)

6%

12%

69%

6%

3%

Opinion of NAFTA

Creates Jobs (12%)

6%

17%

65%

1%

4%

Loses Jobs (62%)

5%

16%

70%

2%

4%

No Effect (15%)

4%

12%

72%

1%

4%

National Economy

Excellent (1%)

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Good (15%)

9%

15%

57%

1%

6%

Not Good (47%)

4%

17%

72%

2%

3%

Poor (32%)

5%

11%

76%

3%

3%

National Economy

Excellent or Good (16%)

8%

15%

56%

2%

7%

Not Good or Poor (78%)

4%

14%

73%

2%

3%

Votes Counted Accurately?

Very Confident (32%)

5%

15%

69%

1%

3%

Somewhat Confident (43%)

5%

15%

73%

2%

4%

Not Too Confident (14%)

5%

14%

66%

5%

5%

Not Confident At All (4%)

9%

11%

75%

2%

3%

Votes Counted Accurately?

Confident (75%)

5%

15%

71%

1%

3%

Not Confident (19%)

6%

13%

68%

5%

4%

Vote by Age

18-29 (10%)

13%

14%

63%

2%

6%

30-44 (22%)

6%

13%

68%

4%

5%

45-59 (36%)

4%

16%

69%

2%

4%

60 and Older (31%)

3%

15%

76%

0%

2%

Most Important Issue

Taxes (4%)

9%

5%

70%

0%

13%

Education (10%)

8%

15%

66%

2%

3%

Health Care (26%)

5%

14%

71%

1%

3%

Iraq (6%)

7%

13%

68%

6%

2%

Terrorism (6%)

4%

29%

44%

2%

6%

Economy (43%)

3%

14%

74%

2%

3%

Vote by Region

Eastern Texas (29%)

4%

17%

67%

1%

4%

Dallas-Ft. Worth (12%)

5%

15%

73%

1%

5%

Houston Area (13%)

4%

15%

68%

3%

10%

South/Central Texas (14%)

5%

18%

70%

3%

1%

Western Texas (7%)

6%

14%

72%

1%

3%

Rio Grande Area (26%)

6%

10%

73%

3%

2%

Vote by Size of Community

Big Cities (47%)

5%

12%

72%

2%

5%

Smaller Cities (24%)

4%

16%

70%

2%

2%

Suburbs (12%)

4%

15%

70%

1%

6%

Small Towns (6%)

4%

10%

77%

3%

1%

Rural (11%)

6%

23%

62%

1%

3%

 Exit polls are a survey of selected voters taken soon after they leave their voting place. Pollsters use this sample information, collected from a small percentage of voters, to track and project how all voters or specific segments of the voters sided on a particular race or ballot measure. For more on how to read exit polls, click here .